Company news: Rural Metro Medical Services of Syracuse announce the promotions of staff members

Rural/Metro Medical Services of Syracuse announce the following promotions of field operations staff to the position of assistant operations supervisor:

RICHARD CHURCH joined Rural/Metro most recently in 2010, having worked for the predecessor, Eastern Paramedics, from 1993 to 2004. In his two decades of experience in emergency medical services, Church has served as a senior paramedic, field training officer and director of operations for the Four Town First Aid Squad. Church is a certified American Heart Association CPR instructor and currently serves as a preceptor to the Finger Lakes Community College Paramedic Program. Church completed paramedic training at Upstate Medical University. He lives in Auburn.

ERIC KEHOE joined Rural/Metro in 2006 and has served as a senior paramedic and field training officer in Syracuse and Auburn. With 17 years of career experience in EMS, Kehoe previously served as the director of operations for Four Town Ambulance and also as a paramedic with Bangs Ambulance. Kehoe is also an active volunteer firefighter with Sempronious Volunteer Fire Department. He completed paramedic training at Arnot Ogden Medical Center. He lives in Moravia.

MICHAEL MOORE joined Rural/Metro in 2010 as a senior paramedic and field training officer. Moore’s 22 years of EMS experience includes positions in field and supervisory roles. He is a former Watertown police officer and holds an associate’s degree from Jefferson Community College. Moore holds multiple certifications including critical trauma care, swift water rescue and is an American Heart Association ACLS/PALS instructor. He lives in Baldwinsville.

JAMES SMITH has been with Rural/Metro since 2010, serving as a senior paramedic and field training officer. With 16 years of experience, Smith has served in a variety of roles as an operations supervisor, deputy sheriff and fire support specialist. Smith is an Army veteran and holds multiple certifications from the New York State Academy of Fire Science, American Heart Association and FEMA. He also attended Jefferson Community College and State College of Technology at Canton. Smith is a member of the Jefferson County Hazmat Team, REMAC and Northern New York Critical Incident Management Team. He lives in Watertown.

DOROTHY FOSTER, of Oswego County Opportunities’ Developmentally Disabled Services, was recognized for 20 years of service to OCO and its clients.

Alliance Advisory Group, a financial services firm headquartered in Buffalo, with additional offices in Jamestown, Rochester and Syracuse, launched a new disability insurance department in Syracuse. The department is designed to provide advice, marketing and administrative services to financial representatives and professionals throughout Upstate New York.